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Waymo

A fully autonomous ride-hailing service operating without a human driver in defined service areas.

by Waymo · last checked Oct 14, 2026

A Waymo Jaguar I-Pace with its roof sensors on a San Francisco street, 2023. The photographer reports it was driving itself with no one in the driver's seat.
Photo: Dllu · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · resized to 960 px wide

What has been shown

Public, paid driverless rides in active service areas.

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Waymo's rider page says the service is available to the public 24/7 and lists 15 US metro areas where it is serving riders now, booked through the Waymo app. Waymo

As of Oct 14, 2026 · Waymo (company source)

Can you get it?

Paid service available

Book through the Waymo app where service is active; in Atlanta and Austin, rides are booked through Uber.

United States · As of Oct 22, 2026 · Waymo (company source)

Is it still alive?

Active
    As of Oct 14, 2026 · Waymo (company source)

    Public rider service is available in a growing set of US metro areas; coverage varies by city and app availability.

    Waymo in the real world

    Photos and video from independent photographers, shown with their licences. They show what was seen; they don't verify the claims on this page. The evidence is in the sources below.

    • A rider's view inside a Waymo in downtown Los Angeles, January 2026, with the driver's seat empty and the screen showing the time to arrival. No sound. Video: Alexis Doine · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons · smaller 480p version made by Wikimedia Commons
    • A Waymo driverless Jaguar I-Pace, with its roof sensors, parked at the curb in Century City, Los Angeles, August 2024.
      Photo: Alexis Doine · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons · resized to 960 px wide

    What the evidence says

    1. Company claim

      Waymo describes its service as fully autonomous, public, and available 24/7 in its active service areas.

      Observed Oct 14, 2026 · Waymo (company source)

    Price

    • Per rideVaries by useFare varies by route, city, and demand. Checked Oct 7, 2026. Waymo (company source)

    Ways to get it

    Separate from the evidence above. Nothing here changes what the Index says.

    • Ride with WaymoTry · United States · link checked Oct 22, 2026
      Direct link to the company. ItsAlive earns nothing from it.

    What we don't know yet

    • Everything above is company-reported: no customer, regulator or independent confirmation is in the Index yet.
    • No public price.
    • Whether people assist it remotely is not disclosed.

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